CHRISTINA HOPKINS
Fashion Designer
Summary
SKILLS:
Clothing construction, flat pattern, draping, fashion sketching, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, some InDesign), Gerber Accumark Computer Aided Design, MS Office, public speaking, technical design, basic tailoring, some digital photography, basic crocheting, some textile design, hand and machine sewing, quilting, embroidery
Experience
Alterations Specialist
David's Bridal / Natick
• Conduct fittings to prepare for alterations.
• Perform alterations within the workroom to company standards.
• Help brides and other women to feel prepared for their big day.
Technical Design Intern
Sterlingwear of Boston
• Create and edit technical sketches as the designs develop.
• Measure samples and input data into tech packages.
• Support sample sewers with cutting, retrieving trims, and pattern plotting when needed.
• Support technical design team, as needed.
Design Intern
POLYCHROME
• Prepared digital files from artists for upload onto the marketplace by creating true, endless repeat and layered files in Adobe Photoshop
• Prepared trend materials including: trend research, file organization, trend reports and mood boards in Adobe InDesign
Intern/ Studio Assistant
H. Nichols Illustration Studios / Braintree
• Handled original artwork and prints, processed original sketches and formatted them for prints.
• Managed social media accounts, primarily Twitter Etsy store items and inventory.
• Manipulated website images in Photoshop.
Education
Mount Ida College
Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design
Mount Ida College, Newton, MA
Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design, Summa Cum Laude Class of 2017
GPA: 3.8
• Fashion Design Tutor in Adobe programs, CAD, patterning and clothing construction
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